UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for global solidarity in the fight against the pandemic, saying that "Covid-19 cannot be beaten one country at a time"
A 34-year-old Indian-origin employee at the UN has announced that she is running to be its next Secretary General
The UN is asking the 193 member states to submit candidates to be the world organisation's chief diplomat and operating officer
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had last year in September inaugurated a 50 kilowatt 'Gandhi Solar Park' at the Headquarters of the United Nations
There are currently 11 candidates vying to succeed Ban Ki-moon, six men and five women
The current UN Chief Ban Ki-moon's two-term tenure will expire on December 31 this year